Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14273155 - Crushed Between Back Of Truck And Cargo Being Loaded
Accident: 14273155 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 12/07/1988 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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103394607 | 12/08/1988 | 1794 | Hughes Bros., Inc. | ||||
AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS FOREMAN TO LOAD A 1986 BOMAG 142 D ROLLER ONTO A TILT TRAILER (TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE). ALTHOUGH THE JOB NORMALLY REQUIRED ONLY ONE MAN TO COMPLETE, THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED EMPLOYEE #1 NEARBY AND ASKED HIM TO HELP. EMPLOYEE #1 AGREED TO HELP. WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROVE THE ROLLER ONTO THE TILT TRAILER, EMPLOYEE #1 STOOD BY AND OBSERVED. WHILE THE ROLLER WAS BEING POSITIONED ON THE TRAILER, EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TILT TRAILER AND DUMP TRUCK TO WHICH THE TRAILER WAS ATTACHED. NOT REALIZING EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND DUMP TRUCK, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROVE THE ROLLER FORWARD AND PINNED EMPLOYEE #1 BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE DUMP TRUCK AND THE FRONT OF THE ROLLER. ONE CAN ONLY SPECULATE THAT EMPLOYEE #1 EXPOSED HIMSELF TO THE HAZARD IN ORDER TO SET THE PIN SECURING THE TILT TRAILER BED. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED FROM A MASSIVE LIVER TRANSECTION. | |||||||
Keywords:
roller--const equip, work rules, construction, liver, crushed, truck, dump truck, trailer, inattention
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 103394607 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |